Light One Little Candle is the perfect answer for your community service project. PTA's, Girl Scout Troops, school clubs and community organizations have all chosen Light One Little Candle as the recipient of their hard work and generosity. Hosting a Book Drive is relatively easy and has long-lasting impacts on families dealing with cancer. Simply set aside a week or two for a book drive at your chosen location, advertise the event, and watch your collection boxes fill with books! Afterwards, the new books you have collected will immediately be placed with a Light One Little Candle partner, and distributed to cancer patients receiving treatment, to share with their families. It is an immediate reward for your hard work!

If you'd like to organize a book drive, you can get started right here by reading our 4 Steps for a Successful Book Drive!

1. Plan
Find someone to be the main contact person for the Book Drive!
Determine the time and location.
Gather boxes and other necessary materials.

2. Host
Advertise - Get the word out through posters, putting up flyers and sending letters and e-mails. Download fliers and bookmarks here.
Run the Book Drive! -- Set up your donation boxes and watch them fill up!

3. Sort, Box, and Ship
Sort the books as best as you can by age/grade level.
While sorting, make sure all books are brand new.
Count how many boxes and books you have and decide where you want the books to go. Then e-mail us with that information at info@lightonelittlecandle.org. That way we'll know what to expect and can track your donation accordingly.

Ship your boxes to any one of our partner facilities or to Light One Little Candle and we will make sure they get where they are most needed. Click here to find an address.

4. Celebrate!
Send us your pictures and comments from your great event and with your permission we'll post a notice on our Facebook page and our website to tell everyone about the success you had! PARTY! Reward yourself and everyone else who contributed to this great cause!

For more information on organizing/hosting a Light One Little Candle Book Drive or to volunteer for Light One Little Candle, please contact info@lightonelittlecandle.org.

Start A Local Program

It is easy to bring the Light One Little Candle program to a Cancer Center in your community. The first and most important step is to get in touch with the local facility and see if they have an interest. After that, Light One Little Candle will provide you with all of the information and support necessary to get started. Please contact us at info@lightonelittlecandle.org if you would like more information.

See What Others Have Done

Ali
Instead of gifts for her 8 birthday, Ali asked her friends to bring new children's books
for her favorite charity instead of gifts. After a fun-filled day at the movies, Ali had
received 36 books which she soon delivered (with the help of her mom and dad) to
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. Over the past 4 years, Ali
has collected more than 130 books for Light One Little Candle.

HIM @ Hartford Hospital
Since the inception of Light One Little Candle at Hartford Hospital, the HIM Department
has held yearly book drives in memory of our founder Joelle, a resident at the hospital at
the time of her passing.

Suggested Book Lists

It is our hope to bring inspirational stories into the lives of families. Below are some lists of outstanding literature and picture books that would make excellent choices for reading aloud with someone you love.